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Female Mosquitoes Follow Each Other to Breeding Sites


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Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding sites. Research shows female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes work together to find suitable egg-laying sites – an insight that could inform future mosquito control efforts.

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